Clashes broke out between stone-throwing Palestinians and IDF soldiers at the Atara checkpoint near the town of Birzeit shortly after the funeral, and medics said five people suffered bullet wounds to the legs.

The army said some 200 Palestinians began throwing stones at the soldiers, who used riot dispersal means against them, including live fire against the main instigators.

Police arrested three Palestinians in Ras al-Amud, just outside the Old City, an army spokeswoman said.

Police had barred men under the age of 50 from attending prayers at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound on Temple Mount, in order to prevent disturbance, and hundreds of Muslims prayed instead on streets adjacent to the Old City where the holy site is located.